Trump's presser hearkens back to when he played dumb on David Duke

Over the weekend, hundreds of neo-Nazis descended on Charlottesville to stage a rally, including one of those torchlight rallies so popular before and during the Third Reich. Although their numbers were not great, they were surely greater than anyone expected, and the psychological intention of such nighttime rallies — to intimidate anyone opposed — had its intended effect.

And, of course, we can’t leave out the most important part: One of these fanatics (although we don’t know for sure if he acted alone) plowed his car into a crowd of counter-protesters on purpose, killing one person and seriously wounding nearly 20 others.